Schiltron

A schiltron was a Scottish pike formation employed during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The schiltron was a Scottish adaptation of the Greek phalanx formation, and its name comes from the Old English word for "shield-troop". Schiltrons remained the mainstay of the Scottish military until the late 1300s, with the formations being proven vulnerable at the 1298 Battle of Falkirk and the 1314 Battle of Halidon Hill.